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Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan condemned the United States and the Trump administration for pulling out of the Iran deal in remarks Wednesday, describing it as an “unfortunate step.”

A senior South Korean government official told reporters in Seoul on Wednesday that President Moon Jae-in believes that North Korean dictator Kim Jong-un “understands” that denuclearizing his country would that require international inspectors receive access to the country’s nuclear test site.

From a White House Rose Garden podium this afternoon, President Donald Trump declared that he has been “100 percent right” on continued Iran nuclear development and brand new evidence from the Israeli Prime Minister proves that.

TEL AVIV — In a dramatic press conference here aimed at the international community, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Monday unveiled a cache of secret files he says were obtained from inside a hidden Iranian site and clearly demonstrate that Tehran maintained a secret nuclear weapons program despite declarations to the contrary.

Contents: North-South Korea summit begins; Chinese scientists conclude that North Korea’s nuclear test site has become dangerous and unstable; North Korea’s negotiating position collapses, along with Mount Mantap; The politics of the collapse of Mount Mantap

The Chinese state newspaper Global Times advised the Trump administration in a column on Tuesday that denuclearizing North Korea would be impossible if the United States government was unwilling to pay Pyongyang “attractive rewards” for the move.

Iran’s President Hassan Rouhani said in a speech Wednesday that U.S. President Donald Trump is a businessman and does not know anything about law or politics.

Conflicting reports published early this week indicate that North Korea’s Punggye-ri Nuclear Test Site either remains “fully operational” or simply no longer functions after the nation’s last nuclear test, but has not been voluntarily shut down.

Contents: North Korea promised to denuclearize in 2008, and proved its sincerity; North Korea suspends all nuclear, missile tests, shuts down nuclear test site

Various reports in American and South Korean state media Friday evening indicated that North Korean dictator Kim Jong-un announced the halt of nuclear and missile tests in his country. The reports did not specify whether the tests would conclude permanently.

During a ceremony held to celebrate National Army Day in Iran on Wednesday, Iran’s President Hassan Rouhani said the Islamic Republic will “produce or procure any weapons” that it needs to defend itself.

South Korean President Moon Jae-in reaffirmed his intention to end the war between the two Koreas and to establish permanent peace, which he said could be achieved with the denuclearization of North Korea.

Iran celebrated its National Nuclear Technology Day on Monday and Iran’s President Hassan Rouhani accompanied it with a warning to American President Donald Trump against pulling out from the nuclear deal.

White House officials confirmed last week that their North Korean counterparts told them they were open to discussing shutting down their illegal nuclear weapons program. South Korean officials had insisted that the north was open to denuclearization in their recent talks, as well.

Various Asian news outlets revealed on Thursday that North Korean dictator Kim Jong-un and wife Ri Sol-ju received nearly $400,000 in personal gifts during their visit to Beijing last week.

Satellites have detected increased activity at North Korea’s Yongbyon nuclear test site, possibly indicating that one or two new nuclear reactors are close to coming online. If these findings are verified, the reactors could prove capable of creating weapons-grade nuclear material.

In a video published on social media earlier this week, a Saudi journalist and historian — speaking in Hebrew — tried to reassure Israelis that there was nothing to fear from his country’s nuclear ambitions.

Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed Bin Salman, commonly referred to as MBS, asserted that Riyadh will pursue nuclear weapons development if Iran possesses a nuclear bomb and reiterated his claim that Supreme Leader Ayatollah Khamenei is “very much like Hitler” in a CBS interview to air on Sunday.

Rep. Luke Messer (R-IN) is praising President Donald Trump for his tough stance toward the Communist regime in North Korea, including a strategy that led dictator Kim Jong Un to ask to meet with the United States about curtailing its nuclear weapons program.

North Korea’s state media outlets do not appear to have softened their tone towards the United States despite reports Tuesday that dictator Kim Jong-un would be open to discussing denuclearization with the Trump administration.

The U.S. State Department responded to Russian President Vladimir Putin’s broadcast of a cartoon attack on what appeared to be the United States with scorn and irritation Thursday, dismissing the video as “cheesy” and irresponsible.

Russian leader Vladimir Putin has declared that his new range of nuclear-capable missiles is on “combat duty,” but denied that his aggressive military expansion amounted to a second Cold War.

Former U.N. Ambassador John Bolton joined SiriusXM host Alex Marlow on Friday’s Breitbart News Daily to expand on his provocative Wall Street Journal essay from earlier this week, “The Legal Case for Striking North Korea First.”

China and North Korea both pronounced themselves severely disappointed with the lack of U.S. outreach to North Korea during the Winter Olympics, with Pyongyang unsurprisingly using more heated language in its state-run media “editorials.”

Vice President Mike Pence said diplomacy with North Korea is possible, but a “maximum pressure campaign” would remain in place.

Vice President Mike Pence said on Wednesday that the United States will “soon unveil the toughest and most aggressive round of economic sanctions on North Korea ever.” U.S. officials said those sanctions would be imposed before the end of the Winter Olympics, which means Pence will quite possibly be in Pyeongchang, South Korea when they go into effect.

The Defense Department found it necessary to remove the 2018 Nuclear Posture Review document from its website and correct an erroneous reference to Taiwan as a part of mainland China.

A new report to the U.N. Security Council by independent monitors found North Korea earned nearly $200 million in 2017 by violating sanctions to export banned commodities, including coal shipped to ports in Russia and China, and weapons sold to customers in Syria and Myanmar.

The deadline for Russia and the United States to meet the nuclear warhead reductions mandated by 2011’s Treaty on Measures for the Further Reduction and Limitation of Strategic Offensive Arms (New START) arrived Monday.

North Korea suddenly canceled an upcoming joint “cultural event” with South Korea on Monday, while complaining about “biased” and “insulting” South Korean media coverage. The cancellation marks a significant setback in the highly touted “thawing” of relations with the outlaw Communist nation.

Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) claims that ending North Korea’s nuclear capabilities requires confronting nation-states that enable the regime.

The Iran nuclear deal will apparently survive its latest 90-day review, despite President Trump’s frequent criticisms of the arrangement and requests for alternatives from his advisers, and the Trump administration’s strong criticism of the Iranian government’s crackdown on the recent popular uprising.

A senior Iranian official warned Wednesday that “all options are on the table” for Iran if President Donald Trump chooses not to certify the 2015 nuclear deal with Iran on Friday.

Yale professor and clinical psychiatrist Dr. Bandy X. Lee has warned that President Donald Trump may bring about the “extinction of the human species” because of his mental instability.

South Korea’s special representative for Korean Peninsula peace and security affairs is scheduled to meet Chinese nuclear envoy Kong Xuanyou on Friday to discuss de-escalating tensions with North Korea.

United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres said in his New Year proclamation Sunday that nations around the globe should unite to fight nationalism, xenophobia and climate change.